The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-03-24
Maine Matters.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER TIE STATE

NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER TUE STATE
loss OF A CAMDEN SCHOONER.
NlNENAED HAVEN. March 1G. Steam tu4
| | ndtrwritcr. Capt. Mcdonald arrived to-'la,
with mate Olsen and one seaman. Andrew An
dcr>om. both of Norway. bclonyng to schooner
j. H. Erli>, of Kockport which vessel sale,
from this por! Sunday night with cargo o
| iron frola New York for Boston. Mr.. Ol>ei
said they had tine weather to Highland Light
when they encountered a northeast snow storm
Which blew away the jib. They were oblige,
to put her before it and run back ON the Shoal,
under close rcefed sails. The vessel lahore,
hard, and leaked badly. The captain. hndin.
the jump, unable II keep her free and to pre-
vent her from sinking. ran her ashore three
miles south of Nan>ttt light soon after til,
vessel struck everything movable was WASHED
;MaN. The crew took to the rigging. At darl
ON the ihlh Capt. Fred Wallace, of lsuckpor
Me-. la~hrd himself toa forc,tay but at dayIish
nothing could he >ucn of him. he having hcel
wasllea away during the night. The cook, be
| longin- 10 Hockland. name unknown. was lash
c'! Ia the foremost head, bat died at . O'Clock
last night from exposure. The two Scamcl
saved managed to keep from freezing by poura
iny eacl, other until day light. The Unlcrw ritcl
was from Boston for this port. She arrived a
thu wreck this morning and Immediately sent
boats crew and succeeded in rcSc,liny the two
>canion. They We're unable to get the body OF
the cook. he TWO men were badly frost bitter
and were taken ~ the Marine Hospital fol
treatment The vessel will probably be Il tota
loss.
\ Weilcei. Mass, ,iv >patch of the 11th says
The dead body of the cook of the wrerkt ,
schooner j. II. EcIl>, before reported dashed il
llio rigging. was taken off about lark to-ui9
10y the crew of the life saving station and plaC
I'd ii. the town house at North Eastman. Boil
lr-> and arul> We're badly frozen. his face bad
lN rhafcd ant his body very poorly clad. Tho
dead mars name was John Snui>bury. II,
was a native of RorEport Me. and was twcut,
Wears OF are. tnrI. W Wallacr. who was wnsh",
away. W;i> uj,u Il native Of Rockpurt where Ii,
leave, 4 widow. lie WAS thirty years of aye
Iar wrcchrr> have contracted to save the c;i.
90 iel so per cent.
SHORT STORIES.
\ strange and fierce animal was Shot recent,
in the northern part of Pi>cataquis counIv
said animal weighed. goes the story. II
pounds. was first seen in the lower branches u1
& tree. crouchng for spring upon the hunter
who fortunately was too quick for him. send
Ing bullet into his vital>. Notwithstanding
the fatal wound, the hunter came near receiN
ing one equally fatal from the di>tenlrh claw,
Of the brute which made one spring. >trikin-
At the hunters feet. This strange visitor wa
six feet in length from ears to hips. large ans
strong Of imh. of Il dirty yellow color and q
the cat species. Some people who have seen
cougar >Av h" resembles that animal
They tell in Lewiston OF al oy>tcrman who's,
saloon" used to he on Main street, and who
was the >loWr~t man in the state. Dne day h'
died. and >oon after. q citizen said to Erl>tu~
the oy>trriNan'> son: "Era>tl>. your father
died rather >uei,len. didn't he:" .:Well. YES,
said Era>til>. ">ud'lcn for HIM,
one Of th" halpie>t Young ladies in Pcnoh
scot county is said to be She who brought about
the marriage Of her father and mother. Tn,
couple were divorced. sixteen Years ago an,
both wanted to keep the baby. The mother
got her and made her escape 10 parts unknown
since then the man has twice married and bur
rir'l two wives and three children.
Some of Our Young residents 1T TIN head OF
the irlls. of French extraction. called a gentle
man of rolor'' ID niger" last Sunday even
il@. The coiorel gentleman doubled him>cl
III into haltelin- ram and huttod his a>~ai
ants over into a ncighhoru@ ward Watcrvill,
Democrat.
\ HtBBIE BURST.
Rev. W. +. Eaton. who was one OF til,
Directors of the Credit foncitr. writes to
friend in Portland, under date of March
'lhc luhhI' ha- burst and the credit Foncul
proves the -siant >Windlc OF the are. We lcf
the colony pn the 10Th Of February, and hay,
ht.li in Quay mas near II week. Thirty-onr o
the c"ioni>t~ left on the 18th and we net thirty
on their way down to Topolobanpo. but mos
of them h,.Ec returned llnint. Twelve OF tho
number Were from Chicago. and eleven turnc,
hack. We hope TO Get away from here hefnr,
long and ret back into the United States. wher.
We can al least speak to those W ho SurruunC
u>. The class of the coluni>t> who compose,
the bulk Of the colony are the drc4> Of th,
communities from whence they came. while
minority are excellent men and women. hu
the thing must fail. for the colony has not
valid tilr 10 one square inch cf land i'll Mexico
and nothing is l.. IN produced for the support
OF y ON "a Il q